Our History.

Valley Center Community Church’s roots go back to the year 1885. Joseph and Hannah Sherrard founded Sherrard’s Chapel to provide a place where God’s people could come to worship in this small rural community. The original chapel can still be seen as it sits next to the cemetery on Miller Road. When the congregation outgrew the little chapel, the church began worshipping at what is now the Community Center on Lilac Road. In 1946, the church found a permanent place to worship when a former Marine Chapel building was relocated to its present location on Valley Center Road. In the 1970’s, work was done to the building to accommodate the growth of the church.

Since Joseph Sherrard, VCCC has been blessed with men who have been faithful pastors. In fact, since the late 60’s, VCCC has had just four lead pastors.

Reverend Don Anderson (1967-1984)

Pastor Dale Meador (1984-1997)

Pastor John Sale (1998-2015)

Pastor David Wojnicki (2015-Present)

Over the years, VCCC has cultivated a reputation for:

Exalting God and the work of Christ

Having a high view of Scripture

Ministry to one another

Love for the community

Today, VCCC led by a group of elders and five full-time pastors, while supported by 19 deacons, an office staff, and over one hundred volunteers.

Our Future.

The Ten-Year Vision

In the next ten years, we would desire to see:

100% of the body in Gospel Communities.

A permanent place of worship that accommodates existing needs and allows for future growth.

A pre-school with enrollment of 120 children (and the possibility of expanding our preschool ministry into a full K-12 Christian School)

A 2-3 year program/curriculum for teaching adults biblical truth and training them in its gospel application.

5 full-time missionaries sent by VC Community Church

Plant another church or establish second campus

Additional elders to appropriately shepherd the needs of the congregation

An annual plan for strategic outreach to our community

Fulfilled as of October, 2014

An established Biblical Counseling ministry serving the needs of the church and the community.

A well established park and trail system that is used extensively by the church and by the community.